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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Brett Baker, a lawyer for the Central Delta Water Agency, said the lawsuit focuses on curbing the “degradation of the ecosystem, the community, the economy in the Delta.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The company plans to rebuild its brand around the idea of a “phytosphere,” or plant-based ecosystem, said Brown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He says the series "carries the banner" for the console and gives people a "reason to be in the Xbox ecosystem" - something he says has been the company's mission since day one.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In these patients, potentially harmful species such as Enterococcus faecium can flourish after much of the surrounding microbial ecosystem has been "destroyed."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Whenever the Jaaxes were assigned to a different Army post, the animals moved with them in boxes and cages, a portable ecosystem of the Jaax family.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The government of neighboring British Columbia had also expressed reservations over the pipeline, in part because of concerns over risks to its coast and marine ecosystems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

That finding challenges the usual way scientists interpret thermal stress and provides a new approach for estimating total heat exposure across coastal ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Copernicus Ocean State Report depicts profound changes across the world's seas, from record-breaking heatwaves in the Mediterranean and Black seas to shifts in marine ecosystems and increasingly acidic waters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The state counts land under its 30x30 goals only if the area’s “natural land cover” is protected, with limited practices that could “degrade” the quality of the existing ecosystems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

In the case of where herons live, most readers know that the northern United States is contiguous to Canada and that the two have similar ecosystems, so they don’t need a similarly.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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